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| Date |
Events |
Venue |
| 2007 |
| 3 August |
ADB issues its debut 6 billion Kazakhstan Tenge bonds. Proceeds of the bonds issue will be used to fund ADB's growing private sector activities in Kazakhstan. Read the news release. |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 14 - 15 June |
ADB Vice President Liqun Jin visited Kazakhstan to participate in the Foreign Investors Council meeting chaired by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Ust'-Kamenogorsk, East region of Kazakhstan). He delivered a speech on the country's road network maintenance and improvement. VP Jin also met with representatives of the financial sector - with one of the largest commercial banks, Bank Turan Alem and Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan. |
Almaty and Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan |
| 11 - 12 June |
ADB
Alternate Executive Director Marita Magpili-Jimenez concluded her two days
visit to Kazakhstan for annual consultations with Government, private sector
and NGOs. |
Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 28 - 29 May |
Juan Miranda, ADB Director General for Central and West Asia Department, visited Kazakhstan on 28-29 May. In Almaty, he met with the Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan and representatives of private sector. He also delivered a speech at the Business Roundtable of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan on ADB's priorities in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. |
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 10 May |
On 10 May in Astana, ADB concluded its series of workshops across the Central Asian region for government officials to review the training needs under Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC). During the workshop, participants shared their views on priority areas for capacity building and training needs survey. |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 28 March - 3 April |
On 28 March - 3 April, ADB undertook a review mission under Rural Area Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project. During the mission, ADB and Committee for Water Resources (the executing agency for this project) agreed on a time-bound work plan firmly aimed to improve and speed up implementation process. |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 9 - 14 March |
ADB Executive Director Sibtain Fazal Halim visited Kazakhstan on 9-14 March for annual consultation meetings with senior government officials and private sector clients. During his visit, Mr. Halim also visited a site facility under one of the proposed private sector projects. |
Almaty, Astana (Kazakhstan) |
| 28 February |
On 28 February 2007, Stephen Wermert, Country Director, Kazakhstan Resident Mission, attended the extended meeting in the Parliament of Kazakhstan during which President Nursultan Nazarbaev made his annual address to the people of Kazakhstan "Kazakhstan in a new world." The President outlined medium-term Government priorities as follows: (i) greater integration into global economy through WTO accession and increase of the country’s competitiveness; (ii) economic diversification based on infrastructure development; (iii) social development; (iv) human resource development; (v) administrative reforms and corporate governance; and (vi) strengthening regional cooperation and economic integration. |
Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 12 February |
KARM staff participated in the press conference “Wheat flour fortification-resolving of iron deficiency anemia and other forms of “Hidden Hunger” under JFPR 9052 Project: Sustainable Food Fortification held in Astana on 12 February. KARM Country Director Stephen Wermert made opening remarks on behalf of ADB. |
Astana, Kazakhstan |